Library: CAHS Library: Research

Clinical Trial Registers

Australia

International

ClinicalTrials.gov A registry of clinical trials conducted in the US & worldwide
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) World Health Organisation registry
ISRCTN Registry Clinical trial registry recognised by WHO and ICMJE
PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews
Paediatric Trials Network
ePIC Persistent Identifiers for eResearch
World Health Organization Statement on Public Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results

Websites

Australian Copyright Council The Australian Copyright Council (ACC) is an independent, not-for-profit Community Legal Service (CLS) dedicated to promoting understanding of copyright law and its application. It was established in 1968.
CAHS 2020 Child Health Symposium
CAHS Research - Discovering new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating childhood diseases and conditions
Children's Hospital Alumni Western Australia The Children’s Hospital Alumni Western Australia Incorporated (CHAWA) is an independent not-for-profit association set up in 2017 to honour former staff and volunteers of Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) and including the staff of the original Children’s Hospital, Perth (1909-1949). PMH will be closing its doors in 2018 and the Alumni aims to preserve the history of the hospital and acknowledge and share the valuable experience, expertise and knowledge of former staff and volunteers. The Alumni will be providing exciting opportunities for members through networking events, on-going education and mentoring, and a link to the Child and Adolescent Health Service Executive.
Clinical research overview Current research projects underway within our departments at CAHS. Research projects are spread across clinical, mental health and community services for child and adolescent health.
Cochrane Library
Connected Papers Find and explore academic papers. Full access requires paid subscription.
Covidence A web-based software that streamlines the production of systematic reviews, including Cochrane Reviews
The Create Project SAHMRI - Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange (CREATE)
Data Linkage WA Responsible for creating, managing & promoting a system of links between DOHWA & other health-related data collections
Dimensions
EQUATOR Network - Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research Lists reporting guidelines for main study types
Ethics & Research Governance (CAHS)
F.A.I.R. access to Australia's research [Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable]
Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews (2011)
GRADE Working Group Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group
GrantConnect: the Australian Government's grants information system
Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research
How Can I Share It?
Jane - Journal / Author Name Estimator From sample text (eg. title & abstract), Jane suggests journals & experts who have published similar articles
MACH (Melbourne Academic Centre for Health)
MeSH on Demand Identifies MeSH Terms in a block of text (eg. an abstract)
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) Specifies methodological expectations for Cochrane protocols, reviews, & updates of reviews
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Publishing Sensitive Data Guide Australian Research Data Commons
ResearchRabbit Spotify for papers. ResearchRabbit learns what you love and improves its recommendations! Powerful interactive visualisations of of papers and co-authorships. Library does not subscribe to this product.
Telethon Kids Institute
Think. Check. Submit.
Understanding health research

Searching Literature

How to find literature reviews

Literature Review Guide The literature review is an overview of significant literature on a particular topic. It can take the form of an introduction to an essay or thesis, or it can be a self-contained review of writings on a subject. The purpose of the literature review is to place your own particular question or topic into the context of current and previous research.
Systematic Review Guide A systematic review is a summary of the medical literature that uses explicit and reproducible methods to systematically search, critically appraise, and synthesize on a specific issue. It synthesizes the results of multiple primary studies related to each other by using strategies that reduce biases and random errors.
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National Institute of Health (.gov)

Literature search tips

Boolean Logic
Difference between literature search, literature review, systematic review and meta-analysis
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Systematic Review Searching
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7 Steps to the Perfect PICO Search Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Literature review process By Australian National University

Systematic review searches must be systematic, comprehensive, and transparent: a critique of Perman et al BMC Public Health 2019;19(1):153
What is a literature review? Taken from: Monash University - graduate and research studies library guide.

User Guides

Explore the research on a subject with Web of Science - Reference guide

Web of Science

Web of Science Core Collection provides quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 20,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals. Conference proceedings and book data are also available. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Bibliometric analyses can also be performed on articles, authors and institutions.
Web of Science is also useful for searching grey literature.

Please note: You will need to login from your institution/organisation network every six months to activate your login credentials and institutional affiliation.
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Organising and keeping results
Analysing results
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Researcher Profile

Adopting a unique researcher / author identifier is useful for showcasing your work. It can help you manage your publications list, identify potential collaborators, avoid being misidentified and track what is happening with your research for funding or grant applications.

In addition to some established research services, these free tools enable you to create a researcher profile:

ORCID (Open Researcher & Contributor ID)

ResearcherID (Web of Science)

Google Scholar - (My Citations)

GRID Global Research Identifier Database - Cataloging the world's research organisations
International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) ISNI is the ISO certified global standard number for identifying the millions of contributors to creative works and those active in their distribution, including researchers, inventors, writers, artists, visual creators, performers, producers, publishers, aggregators, and more. It is part of a family of international standard identifiers that includes identifiers of works, recordings, products and right holders in all repertoires, e.g. DOI, ISAN, ISBN, ISRC, ISSN, ISTC, and ISWC.

ORCID Working Group: Joint Statement of Principle: ORCID - Connecting Researchers and Research. Canberra; 2015 The Joint Statement of Principle proposes that Australia's research sector broadly embrace the use of ORCID as a common researcher identifier. In the same month, the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) also released a Joint Statement on ORCID.
SciENcv - My NCBI SciENcv is an application in My NCBI that helps you create online professional profiles that can be made public to share with others. In SciENcv you can document your education, employment, research activities, publications, honors, research grants, and other professional contributions. My NCBI users can create multiple SciENcv profiles in official biographical sketch formats, for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which can be used for grant submissions. In addition, SciENcv profiles include, when registered with ORCID, your ORCID iD.

Publish in BMJ Case Reports

BMJ Case Reports delivers focused, peer-reviewed case reports in all disciplines to aid healthcare professionals to find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.

Child and Adolescent Health Service has an Institutional Fellowship.
Publishing in BMJ Case Reports is a good introduction to publishing - especially for junior doctors. It is a good way to share clinical experiences and gain international recognition. To submit a case report you will need the institutional Fellowship Code. (Please contact CAHS Medical Library for code)The BMJ Case Reports User Guide outlines the submission process and include the Fellowship Code for CAHS. Co-authors who are not CAHS staff will require to use their own institution's Fellowship Code, or get an individual subscription. Find your case and start writing.

Guide to writing and publishing an interesting case

Access BMJ Case Reports then look at the author instructions.
Find the CAHS Fellowship code in the user guide with instructions to submit your paper.

Note: Only CAHS staff will be able to access this guide. Offsite access - Use your network login.

Publish open access with BMJ BMJ is a pioneer and champion of open access. We support and promote a future built on the principle of unrestricted access to the outputs of medical research, encouraging scientific discourse and facilitating further medical advances.